Alexis Sanchez Competes With Chelsea And Liverpool Stars Among Statistically Best Premier League Players In 2014/15 Champions League

The best in Europe’s best club competition from the English top tier.

The Champions League returns this week and all four Premier League teams are in action hoping to boost their chances of making the last-16.

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Here CaughtOffside picks out the 10 best so far in the competition from the division, with statistics courtesy of WhoScored.

10. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Arsenal – 7.53

A firm fixture in the Gunners team this season despite the fact he is not always in the starting XI and Oxlade-Chamberlain has an assist from his two appearances so far.

9. Calum Chambers, Arsenal – 7.57

Another from the Emirates Stadium now and Chambers has been impressing since his £16m switch from Southampton over the summer.

8. Alexis Sanchez, Arsenal – 7.60

The stars from North London just keep on coming and this Chile international also joined the club over the summer and has one goal and one assist to his name in this tournament.

7. David Ospina, Arsenal – 7.74

This stat is slightly askew as Ospina has actually only played 31 minutes of Champions League football after Wojciech Szczesny was sent off against Galatasaray.

6. Danny Welbeck, Arsenal – 7.79

Another of Arsene Wenger’s men and it’s perhaps surprising that Welbeck isn’t further up this list considering he scored a hat-trick against Gala last time out.

5. Eden Hazard, Chelsea – 7.83

Moving away from the Emirates now and a Blues attacking midfielder who has been in fine form in all competitions had has provided one assist so far in this one.

4. Jose Enrique, Liverpool – 7.87

Having been out of the Reds XI for much of last term manager Brendan Rodgers has tried introducing the left-back into the team once more to relative success.

3. Alberto Moreno, Liverpool – 8.06

Bizarrely it is the other left-back at Anfield now and the 22-year-old was in the side when the Merseysiders won their opener and not when they lost to FC Basel.

2. Cesc Fabregas, Chelsea – 8.22

Back to Stamford Bridge now and this midfielder has been in fine form since a £30m summer switch from FC Barcelona and has one goal and one assist in this tournament.

1. Nemanja Matic, Chelsea – 8.27

Top of the pile is another of Jose Mourinho’s men, with the West London outfit the only ones from England with a 100% record thanks to this Serbian’s solitary goal last time out against Sporting Lisbon.